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Period: 1980s
Still Life with Settee
Located in Gloucester, MA
Zygmund Jankowski (1925–2009) painted traditional subjects with exuberant irreverence for traditional rules of color, composition, and perspective. He disparaged imitation and deligh...
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Contemporary 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Spotlight, Surrealist Oil Painting by Tito Salomoni
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Tito Salomoni (1928 - 1989) Title: Spotlight Date: 1984 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower left Size: 37.5 x 29 in. (95.25 x 73.66 cm) Frame Siz...
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Surrealist 1980s Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Michel Gaspard "Flowers for Mama"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Michel Gaspard is a French postwar and contemporary artist, born in 1947. Charming scene of child giving her mother flowers. The style reminds me of som...
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1980s Paintings

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Oil

Sur le Bosphone, On the Bosphorus, Orientalist Beautiful Girl in Boat
Located in Miami, FL
The key to this painting's charm is that the subject is a beautiful young woman who is showing her face. She lounges comfortably in a carpeted boat with a lute by her side, running...
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Impressionist 1980s Paintings

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Oil

Grigory Stepanyants Hilton Head Island Lighthouse
Located in San Francisco, CA
Grigory Stepanyants: 1927-2007. Listed artist born in Odessa in the Soviet Union. He studied art in Russia and Paris. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1976. He lived n NYC and than in Hilton Head South Carolina. He has auction records over $2500. This beautiful impressionist piece is an oil on canvas measuring 20 inches high by 16 wide. Frame is 20 1/2 by 24 1/2. It has a gold plaque titled Lighthouse & Wet Feet. Also signed on back and marked HHI for Hilton Head Island
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Abstract Impressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Julius Njau – Tanzanian (1961- ) Title: Untitled Year: 1987 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Sight size: 27.5 x 36.5 inches. Framed size: 29 x 38 inches Signature: Signed, dated lower right Condition: Very good Frame: Framed in original frame. Frame in fair condition This colorful painting of figures is by the well-known Tanzanian artist Julius Njau. It is in very good condition and signed “Julius N” and dated 1987 in the lower right. The frame is simple unfinished wood. It has a few small scratches Tanzanian artist Julius Njau was born in 1961 Marangu, Moshi in Tanzania. He attended the Primary School Kilimanja. In 1972, a serious fracture of the leg caused him to spend two years in hospital where he began to paint and his career as an artist commenced. Julius was encouraged by a Finnish radiology specialist who supplied him with material and purchased his works. She also organized his first exhibition in Finland in 1983. The first works of Njau are very representative, inspired by the nature and the traditional aspects of his country. In 1984 his technique changed and his style transformed. Julius Njau paintings are characterised by the interaction of primary colors and the mixture of forms. Julius Njau's artworks works are part of the collection of Osaka Prefecture and Toyama Museum of Modern Art in Japan. They are also in the Frankfurt Museum of Ethnology (fur Volkerkunde), in the ZAK Gallery (Zeitgenossische afrikanische Kunst), Furth in Germany, in the Amos Anderson Helsinki Gallery, Finland, and in the 5th British Museum in England. In 2002, Julius Njau received a Nagoya City Hall Award and in 2003 the Grand Prize at the Toyama Prefecture International Competition at the "Sukiyaki Encounter the World" Poster Design Festival. Julius Njau is President and a founding member of the Marafiki group. EXHIBITIONS 1983 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Amos Anderson Museum, Helsinki, Finland 1984 'Group Exhibition' Gallery of Denmark 1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Danish Volunteer Training Centre, Tanzania 1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Tynset, Norway 1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Gallery of Sweden 1986 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Danish Volunteer Training Centre, Tanzania 1987 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1988 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Vogue Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya 1988 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Centre culturel francais, Nairobi, Kenya 1989 'Julius Njau One Man Show' National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya 1990 'Into the Nineties' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1990 'Portraits of Kenya' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1991 'Gallery Artists' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1991 'The Custodian's View' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Nairobi Safari Club, Kenya 1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Nagoya City Network Centre, Nagoya, Japan 1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya 1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' The German Culture Centers, Goethe Institut, Nairobi, Kenya 1992 'Julius Njau One Man Show' International Gallery, Madrid, Spain 1992 'Through the Artists' Eyes' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1992 'Rafiki wa zamani' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1992 'Kenya Art...
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Abstract 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Circus characters by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 55x42 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
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Art Deco 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Russian Landscape (abstract painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Yuri Larin (1936-2014). Landscape, 1986. Watercolor on paper, 16.5 x 18.25 inches. Mounted on cardboard sheet measuring 24 x 28 inches. Signed and dated lower left. Excellent condition. Image is painted on verso side of block print wallpaper sheet of Russian manufacture. Sheet is carefully hinged at corners and can be removed from cardboard backing with relative ease. Estate of Giovanni and Dagmar Migliuolo, NYC. Giovanni Migliuolo is the former Italian Ambassador to the United Nations, USSR and Egypt. Yuri Larin, also Yuriy Larin (1936–2014) is a Russian painter and graphic artist, a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR since 1977. Larin was born in Moscow to the family of a key Soviet political leader, Nikolay Bukharin, and Anna Larina. Following the arrests of his parents in 1938 and until 1946, he lived with his relatives, and following the arrest of his step-father, he was taken to an orphanage near Stalingrad. A hydraulic engineer by training, he worked at the construction of the Saratov Hydro-Electric Plant and at design institutions. In 1960, he began his studies at the department of drawing and painting of the Krupskaya People’s University of Arts, and then, from 1965 until 1970, he studied at the department of art design at the Moscow State Higher School of Arts and Industry (the former Stroganov Institution). His career as a professional artist began in the early 1970s. From 1970 until 1986, he taught at the Moscow 1905 Memorial Arts School. His letter to prof. Vittorio Strada sent in 1980 contained the first statement of his artistic method he would later dub the “concept of the limit state”. He quit teaching after a serious illness, when he lost the ability to use his right hand. He only worked with his left hand since 1986. He died and was buried in Moscow. Exhibitions: 1981 The sixth All-Union watercolor exhibition. Moscow 1982 Personal exhibition in Moscow Drama Theater after M.N.Ermolova (together with Ye.Kravchenko). Moscow. 1985 The eighth All-Union watercolor exhibition. Moscow 1987 The ninth All-Union watercolor exhibition. Moscow. 1989 Personal watercolor exhibition. Gallery “Books&Company Art”, NY, USA Personal exhibition. The Central House of the Artist on Krymskiy Val, Moscow. 13 Biennale of the countries of the Baltic Region in Rostock, Germany. 1992 Personal exhibition of Russian and German landscapes. Duren, Germany. The exhibition of the Russian graphics. Gallery «Raissa». Erfurt, Germany. 1993 Personal exhibition in exhibition hall of magazine “Nashe Nasledie” (Russian Cultural Foundation), Moscow 1994 Personal watercolor exhibition. Gallery “The Art of the XX century”. Bonn, Germany 1996 Personal exhibition of portraits and landscapes. World Bank Moscow Office 1997 Personal exhibition “From Italian cycle”. The State Institute of Art Studies. Moscow Exhibition “THe Russian Art of the second half of the XX century. Harmony of Contrasts”. The Academy of Arts of the Russian Federation. Moscow. 1998 Personal exhibition “The seasons of Yuriy Larin. From the Russian cycle”. Moscow State Museum of Vadim Sidur. Exhibition of new collections and gifts. Historical-Architectural and Art Museum “New Jerusalem”. Istra. Moscow region. 2000 Exhibition “Image and transformation in art”. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs of the Russian Federation, Russian Cultural Foundation. Moscow Personal exhibition “German landscapes in the eyes of the Russian artist”. Gallery “Yunge”, Dortmund, Germany. 2001 Exhibition “East and West”. Historical-Architectural and Art Museum “New Jerusalem”. Istra. Moscow region. Exhibition devoted to nudes. Gallery on Peschanaya. Moscow. 2002 Personal exhibition “Yuriy Larin. The works of different years”. Bulgarian Cultural Center, Art-studio “TAGRY”. Moscow. 2004 Personal exhibition “YURIY LARIN. Harmony and plasticity”. Radischev Saratov State Art Museum. 2006 Personal exhibition “Saint-Pol-de-Mar”. Exhibition hall of Magazine “Nashe Nasledie”. Moscow. 2011 Personal exhibition “Harmony and plasticity. The artist Yuriy Larin’s works”. Museum-reserve Tsaritsyno. Moscow. 2013 Personal exhibition and album presentation. Yuriy Larin “Selected”. Gallery “Kino”. 9-18 October, 2013 Personal exhibition “Yuriy Larin’s space”. State Literature Museum. January, 29 - February, 23 2015 Personal exhibition “The reality of the space lighting” The gallery of Nazarov. Lipetsk. March, 14- April, 11. Personal exhibition “Yuriy Larin. Monolog of a happy person” State Museum of St.Petersburg’s History. Petropavlovskaya fortress, Nevskaya courtina.July, 30 - September, 13 2016 Personal exhibition “Yuriy Larin. Art- timeless plot. Yaroslavl Art Museum. December, 12, 2015 - February, 18, 2016 2016 Personal exhibition “The geography of light. Art and graphic of Yuriy Larin”. Moscow. Noviy Manej. April. 1 - April, 24, 2016 Museum Collections: The State Russian Museum Saint Petersburg The State Tretyakov Gallery Moscow The State Museum of Oriental Art Moscow Radischev Art Museum in Saratov Saratov Historical-Architectural and Art Museum “New Jerusalem” Istra (Moscow Region) Branch of the State Museum of People’s Art in Armenia Dilijan The Union of Art Museums and the centers of aesthetic education of the republic Udmurtiya Ijevsk Volgograd Museum of Fine Arts Volgograd Tomsk Regional Art Museum Tomsk Eastern-Kazakhstan Art Museum Semey Moscow State Museum of Vadim Sidur Moscow Andrey Sakharov Museum Moscow State Literature Museum Moscow The collection of the magazine “Nashe Nasledie” Moscow The collection of the Heinrich Boell Foundation Berlin Chronology: May, 8, 1936 Yuriy Larin was born in Moscow in a family of a prominent statesman Nikolay Ivanovich Bukharin and Anna Mikhaylovna Larina; 1938–1946 years After his parents’ arrest the artist was brought up by his relatives- Boris Izrailevich and Ida Grigorievna Gusman 1946 After B.I.Gusman’s arrest was raised in an orphanage from the age of 10 near Stalingrad (Volgograd); Since the childhood the artist demonstrated his turn for arts that he inherited from his father (it’s known that N.I.Bukharin was a gifted artist-amateur). 1949 Sent to the camp. 1956 At the age of twenty when A.M.Larina returned from the Stalinist camp, learned for the first time his father’s name which was N.I.Bukharin; 1958 Graduated Novocherkassk Engineering-Melioration Institute, which he was enrolled into under the influence of his farther B.I.Gusman. 1958-60 Work as hydraulics civil engineer on the construction of Hydroelectric Power Station in Saratov and in project organizations; Underwent tuberculosis 1960 With his mother A.M.Larina got permission to come back to Moscow; Started distance education at People’s University of Arts after N.K.Krupskaya at the department of drawing and painting (professor A.S. Trofimov) 1970 Yuriy Larin graduated from Moscow State Higher Art-Industry School ( Stragonovka), faculty of artwork development (industrial design), enrolled in 1965; Starts his career of a professional artist; from 1970 to 1986 teaches at Moscow Academy of Art in remembrance of 1905; here starts long creative cooperation with V.A.Volkov, the son of the prominent Soviet artist A.N.Volkov. Gets married. The wife - Inga Yakovlevna Ballod, an architect by training, writer and journalist. 1970-1974 Worked from life on landscapes (watercolor and oil). Works in traditional realistic direction, the main aim is to deliver different conditions of the nature (landscape conditions) 1972 Welcomes his son Nikolay from 1972 Takes part in Moscow, Russian and All-Union exhibitions; the second half of the 1970s Works on portraits, still-lifes, nude, continuing working on landscapes 1974 Trip to Kuban as a part of the group of the Union of Artist of RSFSR, the creation of watercolor landscapes of local nature, which set the beginning of the cycle “Caucasus”; Yuriy Larin works harder on the creation of his own formal signature, and on his own theory of art (for details see the letter of Y.Larin to V.Strada) 1975 First trip to the House of Creativity of the Union of Artists “Goryachiy Klyuch”, creation of new watercolors of Caucasus cycle. 1976 The end of the nature period. As a turning point in the artist’s career was a period when he worked at the House of Creativity “Cheluskinskaya” near Moscow. Starting from this period landscapes, portraits and still-lifes are drawn from memory. Using only some pencil sketches that are done from real life. Long walks around the neighborhoods of Cheluskinskaya, trips to Abramtsevo, Klazma served as a strong impetus to the development of cycle of Moscow region landscapes. 1977 Became part of Moscow Union of Artists in USSR. “Watercolors of Y.B.Larin are the world of senciar relationships between the artist and nature. The plots of his works are extremely simple, unsophisticated, but behind all that there is a whole concept: the living nature is shaped by the eyes of the artist into one-piece space masses, human creations as ships, cranes, bridges get soft, kind forms; dissolved they become part of complete, modern and artistically convincing form” (V.A.Volkov. From the reference given to Y.Larin to become part of Moscow Union of Artists in 1975) “Yuriy Borisovich Larin appears to me as a serious and deep artist,... mature artist. His watercolors are of proof of having coloristic gift, high culture and material understanding” (M.P.Miturich. From the reference given to Y.Larin to become part of Moscow Union of Artists in 1975) 1977 Yuriy Larin directs a group of young Moscow artists in their trip to Olskiy area of Magadan region. Creates a series of landscapes of Magadan nature. 1980 In the letter to V.Strada finally justifies the theoretical part of his artistic method, later calls it the concept of limit state. The end of the 1970s - the beginning of the 1980s Devoted four years to the translation of the book of S.Cohen, professor of Princeton University, about N.I.Bukharin. Ye.A.Gnedin was helping him to translate the book, they were meeting every Thursday. Afterwards, while publishing the Russian version of the book in the USA the translators Y.LArin and Ye.Gnedin were credited under pseudonyms Ye. and Y. Chetvergovy. Yevgeniy Alexandrovich Gnedin is a prominent Soviet diplomat, staff member of M.M. Litvinov, died in 1983. Y.Larin considers him to be one of the most incredible people of the XX century. Meets famous collectionner from Moscow Ya.Ye. Rubinshtein, who buys six works of the artist (oil and watercolor); Fall, 1981–1982 Again works at the House of Creativity “Goryachiy Klyuch”. As a result the Caucasus series are enlarged with first oil works. The long contact with the nature of Caucasus influenced greatly the creative development of the artist. 1980 The artist creates the cycle of the watercolors of Moscow region in winter, the part of which will be purchased by Ya.Ye. Rubinstein and the Russian Museum; V.Volkov indicated in the works “a new approach to the light” Fall, 1981–1982 Again works at the House of Creativity “Goryachiy Klyuch”. As a result the Caucasus series are enlarged with first oil works. The long contact with the nature of Caucasus influenced greatly the creative development of the artist. 1982 First own exhibition in Moscow Drama Theatre after M.N.Yermolova (together with Ye.N.Kravchenko). Mostly presented the paintings of the last decade that were painted in the central Russia, Krasnodar and Magadan regions. The exhibition and the discussion that took place afterwards helped to open up Y.Larin. He met the ambassador of Italy to USSR Giovanni Migliuolo and became friends for a long period of time. 1979-1985 Within a few years during summer vacations Yuriy Larin works in Baltic. Creates a cycle of graphic watercolors on German paperboard. The landscapes on the constructive base greatly differ from Moscow and Caucasus cycles. Fall, 1983 Trip to Armenia with his close friend Yu.M. Garushyants, historian. The result of that trip were thirty watercolor papers that continued the Caucasus cycle. 1985 In the almanac “Soviet Graphic” there is a publication about the watercolors of the artist that was written by G. Yelshevskaya. December, 1985 Underwent the neurosurgery; as a consequence the loss of strength and skill in his right hand. 1987 Death of his wife Inga Ballod  First personal exhibition overseas: exhibition of watercolors in the gallery Books&Company Art, NY, USA. Since then takes part in different foreign exhibitions. 1988 N.I.Bukharin’s rehabilitation, after that Yuriy Larin was able to change his patronymic “Borisovich” to “Nikolayevich” 1989 Gets married. The wife - Olga Arsenyevna Maksakova, doctor, Lead researcher at the Institute of neurosurgery named after Burdenko. Personal exhibition in Central House of Artists in Krymskiy Val. Displayed over two hundred of watercolor and oil paintings...
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Abstract 1980s Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

What You See - large, soft, blue, pink, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A flurry of washed passages in a sky blue and rose pink mixed with passages of brilliant yellow, black, turquoise and cherise with curved strands of fixed pastel. These fine lines in bright green, electric blue, pink, cherise and black create spatial tension and depth within the large picture plane. This painting from 1980 is an early example of Ristvedt's ability to create a poetic narrative of space, light, texture and movement through color. Milly Ristvedt (b. 1942, Kimberley, BC) RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario...
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Abstract 1980s Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Mirror -Oil Paint on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
The Mirror (Original Title: "Lo Specchio") is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1983 by the Italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original Oil on canvas. Dimensions: c...
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Abstract 1980s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lying Nude with Signal 2 - Oil on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
Lying Nude with Signal 2(Original title: Nudo disteso con segnale 2) is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1988 by the italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original oil...
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1980s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Church. Cardboard, oil, 49x35 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Church. Cardboard, oil, 49x35 cm Vladimir Borisovich Glushenkov (May 21, 1948, Riga - December 26, 2009, Riga.) - painter, graphic artist, poet, translator. Born in Riga in a Russi...
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Impressionist 1980s Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Still Life with Masks, Vintage Semi-Abstract Painting, Red, Pink, Yellow, Green
Located in Denver, CO
"Still Life with Masks", vintage original semi-abstract painting by 20th century Denver artist, Edward Marecak (1919-1993) from 1983. Oil Paint on board with a mid-century modern fe...
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American Modern 1980s Paintings

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Oil, Board

Street Market - Oil Painting on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
Street Market (original title: Mercatino) is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1983 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Oil on canvas. Total Dime...
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1980s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mixed Media Collage, Graphite, Oil Painting Abstract Expressionist Henry Mandell
Located in Surfside, FL
Henry Mandell was born in New York City where he continues to live and work. He also maintains a studio is in the Pacific Northwest, with production facilities in New York City. Trai...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Paintings

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Oil, Graphite

Vase with field flowers. 1985. Oil on cardboard, 68x54, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Vase with field flowers. 1985. Oil on cardboard, 68x54,5 cm Laimdots Murnieks (1922-2011) studied at Cesis and Jelgava teachers’ institutes (1938 – 44). He graduated from the Painti...
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Modern 1980s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

American School New York City Abstract Outsider Artist Animal Abstract Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible Outsider Artist Barry Johnson presents a new series of canvas paintings from his creatures series. Wild Colors! Utterly unique compositions....
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Outsider Art 1980s Paintings

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Canvas, Watercolor, Gouache

Still life with flowers. 1986. Paper, watercolor, 61.5x86 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with flowers. 1986. Paper, watercolor, 61.5x86 cm Dzidra Bauma (1930) Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositi...
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Expressionist 1980s Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Lying Nude with Signal 2 - Oil Paint on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
Lying Nude with Signal 2 (Nudo disteso con segnale 2) is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1988 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original oil o...
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Contemporary 1980s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

FAITH
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and titled on verso by the artist. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reas...
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Op Art 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Baby - Oil on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
Baby is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1983 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original Oil on Canvas. Total dimensions: 70 x 3 x 70 cm. Mi...
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Abstract 1980s Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Colors - Oil On Canvas by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Colors is an artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 1983. Original Oil On Canvas. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the back of the canvas: Lo Fermo 83. ...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Colorful 1980s New York Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Joan Thorne
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a large colorful, bold, vibrant original oil painting on canvas, hand signed and dated 1989. It is titled Crete. Joan Thorne (1943-) is a New York artist nationally and internationally recognized. A third generation Abstract Expressionist woman artist who has exhibited works over the past 30 years. Her art has been shown in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, the Whitney Museum’s Annual Exhibition, the Grand Palais in Paris, and Barbara Rose’s seminal exhibition American Painting: The Eighties at New York University’s Grey Gallery. Her recent shows in New York City have been reviewed by the New York Times, Art in America, ArtNews and The New Criterion among others. Her work has been compared to Elizabeth Murray work. It is colorful and has a 1980's, Memphis Milano feel to it. Thorne grew up in Greenwich Village. Her mother was a Ukrainian immigrant from a musical family, who became an English teacher; her father, a surgeon. Recognizing their daughter’s artistic talents early, they enrolled her at age six in the Little Red Schoolhouse on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. Founded in 1921 by Elisabeth Irwin, a pioneer in educational reform, the school has continued to maintain its reputation as a progressive and nurturing catalyst for creative children. Pete Seeger, the folk singer, performed there so frequently that Thorne remembered him as if he were one of the teachers. In 1971, Thorne met Faith Ringgold (b. 1930) and joined her as a teacher at the Women’s House of Detention on Rikers Island in a new program called “Art without Walls–Free Space.” The program, which had been born from the civil rights movement, was aimed at enriching the lives of the inmates. Thorne and her peers came of age struggling against sexism in the art establishment and its attendant lack of exhibition opportunities for women. Since 1985, this issue had been loudly exposed by the public protests of the Guerrilla Girls, whose members remain a well-kept secret. Her painting has been included in two Whitney Museum Biennials and various other museum group exhibitions both in the United States, Europe and Latin America. She has had numerous one person shows in galleries such as: Sideshow Gallery New York, Fischbach Gallery, New York City, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., Willard Gallery, New York, Graham & Sons Gallery, New York, The Clocktower, New York City, and the National Arts Club among others. Thorne has been awarded the Prix de Rome Fellowship to paint at the American Academy in Rome. She also received two National Endowment grants for painting and two Pollock Krasner Grants among others. "Since 1973, while myriad styles, movements and mediums have flourished briefly in turn, Joan Thorne has steadfastly developed one visual language-that of painterly surface, light, color and distilled form-which she finds best suited for her artistic project: intimating dreams. intuitions and the psychic consequences of travel. " "For there is something luxuriant and mysterious in Thorne's compositions. They have a classic modernist genealogy that encompasses Arthur Dove, Georgia O'Keeffe, Marsden Hartley, Milton Avery and Mark Tobey; yet each carries a hint of exoticism, " --Richard Vine, Art In America, Review, June 1998 Education Hunter College, New York, M.A. New York University, New York, B.S. Awards 2006 Adolf Gottlieb Foundation Grant in Painting 2003 Prize in Painting, Florence BiennaleInternazionale, Florence, Italy 2001 Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant in Painting 1986 Prix de Rome, American Academy in Rome Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant in Painting 1983 National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship in Painting 1980 New York State Council on the Arts, Grant for Painting 1979 National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship in Painting 1976 Grant in Painting, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts 1975 New York State Council on the Arts, Grant for Painting 1974 Grant in Painting, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts 1972 Artist of the Year, Aldrich Foundation Select Solo Exhibitions 2015 Black and White Into Color, National Arts Club, New York 2013 Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg, NY 2005 Chris Winfield Gallery, Carmel, CA 2004 Klaus Steinmetz Arte Contemporaneo, San Rafael de Escazu, Costa Rica 2002 Feria de Arte International Arcale, Salamanca, España 2001 Andre Zarre Gallery, New York 2000 Retrospective: Museo Las Americas, San Juan, Puerto Rico 1998 A Retrospective: Museo Voluntariado De Las Casas Reales, Casa de Bastidas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1990 1985 Graham Modern , New York City, NY 1989 1986 Ruth Bachofen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 1986 William Halsey Gallery, Simon Center for the Arts, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 1983 Lincoln Center Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York City, NY Dart Gallery, Chicago, IL Gloria Luria Gallery, Bay Harbor Island, FL 1982 Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, N 1980 Willard Gallery, New York 1979 The Clocktower: Institute for Art and Urban Resources, New York City, NY 1977 Galerie Veith Turske, Cologne Art Fair, Cologne, Germany 1974 Fischbach Gallery, New York City, NY 1973 Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Select Group Exhibitions 2019 Art On Paper, March 2019, New York, NY 2018 Sideshow Gallery, The Greatest Show On Earth, Williamsburg, NY 2015 Outside The Lines/Modernist Drawings, National Arts Club, NY 2014 "National Arbor Day Show", National Arts Club, New York, NY ArtHamptons Fair, July 10-13, East Hampton, NY Tribal and Contemporary Art, June 12 - July 28, New York, NY 2012 Art Southampton, International and Contemporary Modern Art Fair, Hollis Taggart 2010 Janet Kurnatowsky Gallery, New York 2003 Biennale Internazionale Dell' Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy 2002 Gallery Uno 'Spazio Su Misura, Milan, Italy 1991 Andre Emmerich Gallery, "Abstract Painting of the 90's", curated by Barbara Rose. New York Stock Exchange, Invitational 1989 Graham Modern, "Synthesis" 1986 Graham Modern, "Diptychs, Triptychs, Polyptychs" Sidney Janis Gallery, "American Women Artists", New York City, NY Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, NY N.Y.C.W.C.A., "Abstract Painting: Painting by Women Artists", New York City, NY Guild Hall Museum, "Artists from the Edward F. Albee Foundation", East Hampton, NY 1981 "The Broken Surface", Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York City, NY; Whitney Museum of American Art, "1981 Biennial exhibition", New York City, NY 1980 Societe des Artistes Independents, Grand Palais, "L'Amerique Aux Independents", Paris She was included in the seminal show "American Painting: The Eighties" organized by the Grey Art Gallery and Study Center, New York University. Artists in the exhibition Included Dennis Ashbaugh, Frances Barth, Louisa Chase, Elaine Lustig Cohen, Sam Gilliam, Nancy Graves, Richard Hennessy, Elizabeth Murray, George Noel, Susan Rothberg, Joan Thorne, Catherine Warren, Thornton Willis...
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Post-Modern 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Oil

Russian Landscape (abstract painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Yuri Larin (1936-2014). Landscape, 1984. Watercolor on paper, 17 x 18 inches. Mounted on cardboard sheet measuring 24 x 28 inches. Signed and dated lower left. Excellent condition. Image is painted on verso side of block print wallpaper...
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Abstract 1980s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Tableau n°38 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood
Located in Geneva, CH
Of Germanic descent, the painter Jean Krillé was born in 1923 in Switzerland. His father, writer and poet, oriented him towards art and culture. From the age of 16, he enrolled at th...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Italian Landscape with Signals - Oil on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
Italian Landscape with Signals (Original Title: Paesaggio all’italiana con segnali) is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1984 by the italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017)...
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Contemporary 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

‘Piano Lesson’ abstract Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Piano Lesson’ By artist 'Virginia Campbell', 20th Century Signed and dated '1980' verso Oil painting on board, unframed Board size: 10 x 14 inches Eleg...
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Abstract Impressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sacred Heart Triptych (5.81)
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil and wax on canvas, three panels (84 x 90 x 1.5 inches, each panel)
Category

Abstract 1980s Paintings

Materials

Wax, Oil

Vintage Fauvist Nude Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude abstract by Louis Nadalini (American, 1927-1995). Signed "Louis Nadalini" and dated "1988" lower right. Signed and dated on verso. Unframed. Louis Nadalini (American, 1927 - 1...
Category

Fauvist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Charcoal, Cardboard

Bolder Strokes 21
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Julia Marc Title: Bolder Strokes 21 Year: circa 1980 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 48 x 60 in. (121.92 x 152.4 cm)
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Lying Nude with Signals 1 - Oil Paint on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
Lying Nude with Signals 1 (Original Title: Nudo disteso con segnali 1) is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1988 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017)...
Category

Contemporary 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Rooster - Oil in Canvas by Leo Guida - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
The Rooster is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1985 by the italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Oil painting and colored oil pastels on canvas. Total Dimensions: 7...
Category

Abstract 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Oil Pastel

Bruce Robbins Large Mixed Media Contemporary Collage Painting Abstract Flower
Located in Surfside, FL
mixed medium, possibly titled "Bird". signed and dated and titled in pencil. Bruce Robbins, shows at Marlborough Gallery in New York City. born in Philadelphia, graduated from the Co...
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Contemporary 1980s Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Italian Landscape with Signals - Oil on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
Italian Landscape with Signals (Original Title: Paesaggio all’italiana con segnali) is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1984 by the italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017)...
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Contemporary 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Composition - Oil On Canvas by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Post Impressionism is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 1989. Original Oil Painting on Canvas. Hand-signed and dated on the back of the canvas: G. Lo Fe...
Category

Abstract Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bloomingdales New York City Fashion Window Display,
Located in Miami, FL
This spectacular mural size painting was commissioned as a commercial assignment for a Bloomingdale's window backdrop. It's of monumental size and a rare statement piece. It was pu...
Category

Contemporary 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Architectural Fantasies, Abstract Geometric Forms in Color, Acrylic, 1981
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Architectural Fantasies" is a 44" x 34" oil on canvas abstract painting of geometric shapes and forms, giving the illusion of a three dimensional, architectural structure. The paint...
Category

Abstract Geometric 1980s Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Christian Gardair Monumental Painting "Oceano Graphie", 1983
Located in Washington, DC
Exceptional and large painting by French artist Christian Gardair (French, b.1938). Painting is acrylic on polyester paper. Signed and titled "Oceano Graphie" dated 1983. Painting me...
Category

Color-Field 1980s Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Synthetic Paper

Post Cubism - Oil On Plywood by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Post Cubismo is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 1989. Original Oil Painting on Plywood. Hand-signed and dated on the back of the canvas. Very good co...
Category

Abstract Geometric 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Plywood

At the Seaside - Oil Paint on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
At the Seaside is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1985 by the italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original Oil painting on canvas. Frame is included. Total Dimen...
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Contemporary 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Act on a red. 1985. Oil on canvas, 60x88 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Act on a red. 1985. Oil on canvas, 60x88 cm Laimdots Murnieks (1922-2011) studied at Cesis and Jelgava teachers’ institutes (1938 – 44). He graduated from the Painting Department of...
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Modern 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Room of Metamorphosis - Original Tempera by Leo Guida - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
The Room of Metamorphosis (Original title: La Stanza delle Metamorfosi) is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1980 by the italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017) Original ...
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Abstract 1980s Paintings

Materials

Tempera

"Elite Workers", Small-Scale Modern Figural Collage w Watercolor by Dick Crispo
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern small-scale watercolor and collage, a mixed media composition featuring a modified photograph with colorful watercolor accents by Dick Crispo (American, b. 1945). Titled "Elite Workers" at the top. Signed and dated "D. Crispo 87" in the lower left corner. Presented in a cream mat with foamcore backing. No frame. Paper size: 10"H x 7"W Dick Crispo, born in New York City on January 13, 1945, has resided on the Monterey Peninsula since 1955. An award winning artist, Crispo has studied at the Carmel Art Institute under John Cunningham and Sam Colburn...
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Contemporary 1980s Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper, Magazine Paper, Photographic Paper, Pen

Nocturne with Rose - Oil Paint on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
Nocturne with Rose is an Contemporary artwork realized in 1985 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original Oil on canvas, mixed media and ink. Frame is in...
Category

Abstract 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Expressionist American Modernist Oil Monotype Monoprint Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Larry Brown Long-time established New York painter as well as faculty member the The Cooper Union, Brown works in oil on canvas and tempera paints on paper. He deals with themes of science and universality. EDUCATION: 1970 M.F.A. in Painting, University of Arizona 1967 BA in Painting, Washington State University SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS: Mixed Company: Women Choose Men, AIR Gallery, New York, NY Easy Breezy, Sears-Peyton Gallery, New York, NY From Stone and Plate: Contemporary Prints from Tamarind Institute, California State University Change of View Tamarind Institute Gallery, Albuquerque, NM Animal As Muse, The Norton Museum of Art, W. Palm Beach, FL Painting--Larry Brown, Joseph Haske, David Schoffman, Helander Gallery, New York, NY Paper Houses, David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY Curators Choice, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY Current Trends in Abstraction-- Larry Brown, Bill Drew...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Monoprint, Monotype

Landscape With Two Spheres
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Clayton Anderson – American (1943- ) Title: Landscape With Two Spheres Year: 1989 Medium: Liquitex with Polymer on 300lbs Arches Sight size: 10.5 x 16.5 inches. Sheet size: 19.5 x 25.5 inches Framed size: 22.5 x 28.5 inches Signature: Signed lower left in image and incised lower left of sheet Condition: Very good Frame: Framed in original maple frame. Frame in fair to good condition The painting is in very god condition. The frame is in fair to good condition with some scratches on the side bars. Clayton Anderson is a surrealist painter and a prominent member of the California Visionary Artists Group. He has been on the spiritual path his entire adult life. The quiet meditative quality that permeates his work is a genuine expression of his transcendental quest. He studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and worked with Ben Kimihira, Walter Stuempfig...
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Surrealist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Paper

Still life with peonies. 1989, paper, watercolor, 62x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with peonies. 1989, paper, watercolor, 62x70 cm Dzidra Bauma (1930) Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural composition...
Category

Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Russian Landscape (abstract painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Yuri Larin (1936-2014). Landscape, 1986. Watercolor on paper, 16.5 x 18 inches. Mounted on cardboard sheet measuring 24 x 28 inches. Signed and dated lower ...
Category

Abstract 1980s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Philippe Cognee Carved Painting Expressionist Wood Relief Sculpture African Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Roughly hewn and painted, carved wooden sculpture. Hand signed and dated. Provenance Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, (accompanied with copy of original invoice dated 1986.) This was from his show Out of Africa. Expressionist paintings and carved reliefs at the Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago His first one-man exhibition in the United States, the show featured multidimensional and multi-media work with influences from Africa and nature. Philippe Cognée...
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Neo-Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Untitled (The Garden Estombar)
Located in Boston, MA
Signed lower right: "Jason Berger". Dated verso: "89-3-21". From the estate of the artist.
Category

Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Summer dahlias. 1987. Paper, watercolor, 56x62 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Summer dahlias. 1987. Paper, watercolor, 56x62 cm Still life with flowers in a vase Dzidra Bauma (1930) Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, ...
Category

Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Butcher's Shop - Oil Paint on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
Butcher's Shop (original title: Macelleria) is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1983 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original Oil painting on...
Category

Contemporary 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Little Sky 3 - Oil Paint on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
Little Sky 3 (original title: Piccolo Cielo) is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1985 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original Oil painting o...
Category

Abstract 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Guest. 1981, author technique on plywood, 89x54, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Guest. 1981, author technique on plywood, 89x54,5 cm Mihailov Vyacheslav Sawich / Михаилов Вячеслав Саввич (1945) EDUCATION Painting Sculpture...
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Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Plywood

Old Town. 1980, oil on cardboard, 37x47 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Old Town. 1980, oil on cardboard, 37x47 cm Dzidra Bauma (1930) Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, portraits, landscapes, flowers and still ...
Category

Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Lying Nude with Signals 1 - Oil on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
Lying Nude with Signals 1 (Original Title: Nudo disteso con segnali 1) is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1988 by the Italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original O...
Category

1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Monterey Bay Impressionist Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous impressionistic landscape of Monterey Bay in green hues by Arizona artist Lenore Aubrey-Grebles (American, 1917-2008), circa 1980. Palette knife ...
Category

American Impressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

"Procession" coney island theme beach scene humorous lush green colors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
this is an oil on canvas heavy duty stretchers signed on reverse It was selected for the summer in the city exhibition at the tabla rasa gallery in brookl...
Category

Neo-Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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